Hempstead Branch. He began his professional career in Bermuda, where he was known as "The Hammer". Brucie makes a big deal out of a "first and exclusive" Dave Clark 5 track called "Try Too Hard". station with respect to its air personalities, you will notice Im watching oldDatelines. He left in August of 1974 and moved to WNBC, replacing Wolfman Jack. So let's look at what critics today would still consider to be great records: "Return to Sender", "Up on the Roof", "He's A Rebel", "Desafinado", "You Are My Sunshine", and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", but only three of those could be considered to be rock records. Any of the other three unique songs from the UK release would have been a better choice. However, the Wolfman didn't beat Morrow and he left WNBC after a year when he was replaced by.Bruce Morrow. Question: Why did Bruce wear his toupe in the radio studio? Despite Stigalls defense, numerous newspapers, including The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times, declared they would no longer publish Adams creations. I wonder how that sounded coming out of Grank Funk Live (or vice-versa). Popular radio talk show host Sean Hannity has signed a "long-term" contract extension with Premiere Networks, in a deal that makes it even more likely Hannity will switch from WABC (770 AM) to WOR . WABC-AM 770: Tuesday, December 31, 1968 (16:20). Janis Ian's "At Seventeen" is the surprise track here. I watch this channel exclusively for news. WABC Editorial Content Manager Lidia Curanaj follows from 4-5 pm, and Red Apple Media CEO John Catsimatidis hosts from 5-6 pm. memorabilia department, here is an actual schedule from Weeks ending September 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 1963. The show will be heard on 77WABC and sister station WLIR-FM 107.1 in Hampton Bays, New York. That would change about 18 months later with the advent of Disco WKTU. That theater building sits neglected and empty today. Unfortunately, Action Central News was edited out of the show. If you listen to what I said on the air every day, what did I talk about? In spite of the fact that progressive rock was in all its glory and we had WBLS (Black), WPLJ (AOR), WXLO (Top-40), WCBS-FM (Oldies), WNBC(AM) (Top 40), WNEW-FM (AOR), WWRL(AM) (Black), WKTU (Mellow), WPIX-FM (Top-40) and WLIR (AOR), WABC remained #1 in the ratings with an 8.5 share of the audience in the general July-August 1977 ratings. OReillys insinuation that the 2020 Presidential Election was falsely reported comes at a time when his former television home Fox News is embroiled in controversy after it was uncovered that many at the network continually allowed and endorsed false claims about the election to be broadcast on the network while denying there was any wrongdoing behind the scenes. However, in the U.S., it was merely interpreted as bad taste and the cover was quite controversial. PRESS: WABC Gets Lion's Share of Audience - Here's Why. The Beatles chart nine times(!) A really high-quality aircheck of Dan Ingram when WABC was at its peak before there was any rock on commerial FM radio. Regular Branch Timetables: Feb 27 - May 21, 2023. But note the disclaimer: "WABC plays selected music from these lists". Oyster Bay Branch. Then, after Ron was there for a number of years both Stones, Cars, "Fame", Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Bob Seger, ELO, Pointer Sisters and promotion for a live concert. But back then, marketing naivite made it very ethical. AIRCHECK: Dan Ingram's 20th Anniversary [scoped - mono], WABC-AM 770: Friday, July 3, 1981 (65:23). The Beatles only have one track at the beginning of the month- "Love Me Do", originally released in 1962. Note that aside from the small number of tracks and LPs listed, almost all of the acts would also be played on progressive rock stations. And American "producer" Dave Dexter wanted to take credit for producing Beatle albums even though he had originally rejected releasing the Beatles in the U.S. His level of production amounting to adding unnecessary echo to the U.S. releases, making minor mix changes and taking the original 3-channel master tapes, which were never intended for stereo and making rechanneed "stereo" versions out of them. there was a lot of maneuvering of the midday shift at WABC. Two months later and much of the music is the same. "short" shift which varied from from a one hour shift It peaked at #12 and stayed on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks. "Positively Fourth Street" - amazing that top-40 radio played this. Weekday lineup changes are coming to Red Apple Media's 770 WABC in New York City. WABC got a copy of the UK release and started playing "What Goes On" as an exclusive. AIRCHECK: WNEW-FM's Tribute to WABC [scoped - stereo], When I'm on the air, I know if the Lincoln Tunnel is crowded; I know if the guy in the tollbooth has a stomach ache; I know when Mayor Koch has a headache and I used to talk to him on the air; I know who was missing - I helped the police; I knew if a toothpaste tastes good, I'd tell people.you know that's what radio is: live and dynamic and they just didn't understand this. -- Bruce Morrow, On May 10, 1982, WABC(AM) ended it's 22-year run as a music station. The station will no longer air the Ben Shapiro Show. Maybe: the relative poor audio quality of AM radio might have been a good match for the roughness of the Punk sound. The second segment is actually coverage from WABC-TV. Dan Ingram on a warm Fall Saturday a few months before the Beatles would change everything. A show poster for Bob Lewis' live show of Doo-Wop Oldies groups at the Hillside Theater in Queens. Montauk Branch. Ringo (in spite of supposedly being not the brightest Beatle) immediately understands this is a promo and refuses to say "WABC". Through most of this KZLS started simulcasting on KQOB at the beginning of this year after the 96.9 signal was leased to Citadel and Cumulus Media for nineteen years. This is Dan's last 2-6pm show on WABC before he replaced Harry Harrison in mornings, a move Ingram would regret. That would come later. Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. This was another At least they were supposedly playing some Stevie Wonder. 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A great three-hour long aircheck of Ingram in 1977, 11 years after the advent of rock music on FM radio. The survey for the week of November 18, 1967. 11:30 am - Tiempo. AIRCHECK: Dan Ingram's Last Afternoon Show [mono], WABC-AM 770: Friday, November 23, 1979 (83:02). "Chain of Fools", "She's a Rainbow", "Hello, Goodbye". The always great Chuck Leonard followed by Jay Reyolds. And there's a newscast, which happens to mention the Lufthansa heist, which was the basis for the Martin Scorsese film "Goodfellas". Capitol had to pull it and replace the sleeve with a simple photo of the Beatles standing around a trunk. And a reduction in the number of albums listed in spite of the fact that 1972 was still a great year for albums. Doubtful. Notice also that we have caught the survey at a survey format change. A little position movement, but not much new since June. Program Schedule of 77 WABC from New York, NY. This was 10 months after Disco KTU launched. We've got Sam Cooke, Chubby Checker and The Four Season each on there twice, rounded out with Carla Thomas, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Joey Dee, Brook Benton, Johnny Mathis, and Stan Getz with Charlie Byrd, among others. Were they moving too slowly on new tracks? schedules are interesting. Not bad, although there was also some lameness. More of the same, but we do get some Ray Charles late in the month. Dylan and The Turtles. While we've got some big singles from Elton John, Paul McCartney, Ringo, Billy Joel, Grank Funk and Stevie Wonder, it's balanced by a lot of far weaker tracks that we don't think much of today. Her current partner Curtis Sliwa will remain in middays from 12-3 pm for the rebranded "Curtis Sliwa Show." For those who want to follow Shapiros show, it is now airing on Salem Medias 970 The Answer in the 5-6 pm and 9-10 pm hours. What did I talk about? And the graphic design of the survey itself also looks pretty insubstantial, compared to the surveys from the 1960s. But if the playlist was a tight as the survey, it could have been excruciating to listen to. These guys were frequently on the air more than the weekday According to Stigall, after watching the video in question, Adams had a moment of way too much honesty and drawing logical conclusions from the Rasmussen study. The survey for the week of May 28, 1979. And WOR-FM was several months into the Drake format. Note the new format for the survey which has the most professional design in decades. However, the network is now undergoing a credibility crisis, and a caller on Hannitys nationally syndicated radio show accused Hannity of knowingly lying about the situation, which he pushed back on. It was inevitable that the Beatles would win the music revolution. Back in April, we had Ultra-Super Singles and Super Singles. State legislators decided they just would pass a law. And on October 24th, WABC finally chooses a truly great Pick Hit. That was socialization back then. And we even get the beginning of a newscast. Thank God you dont play the oldDatelinesanymore on the weekends. Roll Over Beethoven b/w Please Mr. Postman (Capitol of Canada 72113) on December 9, 1963. SiriusXM radio host Howard Stern told Morning Joes Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist in an extensive interview that MSNBC is the network for him regarding cable news consumption. Bruce was 43 when this was taken. They're skipping chart positions on the survey: there's no 21, 24, 27-29, 31-33, 35, 38-40, 42-45, 47 or 48 and the last track listed doesn't even get a chart position. Ingram also resented the fact that WABC hired someone who sounded like him (but without his quick intellect). You wouldn't know it from the aircheck, but in just over 10 more months, WABC's days as a music station would be over. "Cousin Brucie is going to be buried by Wolfman Jack", In August of 1973, Wolfman Jack was hired by WNBC to compete with Cousin' Brucie at WABC. It reflects the maturity and integrity of the station (although it was broadcast on a Sunday night when relatively few people listened.) Adams interpretation of this poll was that it revealed a racist outcome. WABC is also dropping a program from its lineup. But it's mostly disco with a few other tracks thrown in. Brian Shactman Added to Morning Team at Entercom Hartford, Key Networks Taps Deidra Hoye for Lead Sales Role, The State of the Radio Industry and Technology, WTICs Todd Feinburg Caught The Radio Bug At An Early Age, Kansas City Chiefs Playoff Runs Giving Local News Talkers Bump. Weekdays 6-9PM On Air Now Mark Levin Weekdays 6-9PM Show Schedule WABC WLIR Tuesday, Feb 28 Show Earlier Listing ON AIR NOW 06:00PM to 09:00PM Mark Levin Weekdays 6-9PM 09:00PM to 10:00PM Common Sense with Bill O'Reilly Weeknights 9-10PM 10:00PM to 11:59PM The Rita Cosby Show Weeknights 10PM-12AM Share on Facebook Share on Twitter And the Ohio Express lost that argument. "New Yorkers want compelling content. There were actually only a few thousand girls out there, which might not even garner news coverage today. Oh my my: the band is on the run, but don't worry about a thing. I respect our justice system and respect law enforcement, specifically the Warwick PD,DePetro said on Twitter. "WABC Radio cherishes its heritage as one of the nation's oldest radio stations, with a time-tested reputation in news and entertainment. They were quite noisy and getting them to chant "WABC, WABC" was probably an incredible sales promotion for the station. Hugh Douglas and Joe Giglio. The station features a syndicated lineup, including Hugh Hewitt, Brian Kilmeade, Dan Bongino, Mike Gallagher, Joe Pags, and Bill OReilly. Or maybe not.. Police . Special By the 25th, they're also playing "Matchbox" and "Slowdown" (sic). The survey for the week of July 31, 1978. Issuing albums with only 12 tracks reduced royalty costs and enabled a louder recording. 13 Following. 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